38 days without a complete state budget

Monday

Aug 7, 2017 at 2:01 AM

The state Legislature is more than a month past its constitutional deadline to pass a complete 2017-18 budget. Lawmakers in late June approved a $32 billion spending plan but no revenue package to balance it.

The Senate last week passed a $2.2 billion revenue package that is meant to cover a $1.5 billion deficit from the 2016-17 budget and a projected $700 million gap in this year's budget. That measure now goes to the House for consideration.

You can call the offices of Gov. Tom Wolf or our state legislators to discuss this issue.